Creating Junction from mapped NAS

Question

I need to create a junction "test" on J:\ (which is a Windows partition) which should refer to K:\folder1\folder2\folder3 (mapped network drive).

I cd into J:\ and ran the command mklink /J k:\folder1\folder2\folder3 test but it returned the error:

Local volumes are required to complete the operation.

Can't I create a junction for mapped network drives?

Answer 1

Can't we create junction for mapped network drives?

No, that is not supported. Junctions can only be created to drives on the same computer.

You can create a Directory symbolic link instead:

mklink /d k:\folder1\folder2\folder3 test

Notes:

• /d Create a Directory symbolic link. (default is file)

• By default, only Administrators can create symbolic links.

  The security setting 'Create symbolic links' can be granted at:

  Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\

Source mklink

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Further Reading

• An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line - An excellent reference for all things Windows cmd line related.
• mklink - Create a symbolic link to a directory or a file, or create a hard file link or directory junction.